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OFK 286 - Cubbedge Vs Rize PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dude Dudeson (ranked 2831 p4p, 3474 weight class) and Ciro Terranova (ranked 393 p4p, 463 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Terranova!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudeson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Terranova sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dudeson somewhat.
Terranova walks into a jab.
Dudeson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Terranova.
Donk. Dudeson catches Terranova right on the button with a cross.
Terranova blocks a head kick by Dudeson.
Dudeson misses with a head kick.
Dudeson tries a head kick but it misses.
Dudeson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terranova.
Dude Dudeson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terranova misses with a leg kick.
Dudeson tries to counter with a takedown but Terranova is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudeson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dudeson lands with an uppercut that bounces Terranova off the cage and back into range.
Terranova blocks a leg kick.
Terranova finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dudeson attempts a counter takedown but Terranova avoids it well and moves away.
Terranova scores with a hook to the body. Dudeson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudeson jabs Terranova to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudeson misses with a body shot.
Dudeson throws a shot from downtown. Terranova moves away and avoids it.
Dudeson checks a leg kick.
Dudeson throws a big shot that misses.
Dudeson lands a jab to Terranova's midsection.
Dudeson throws a head kick that misses.
Terranova was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A shot to the body from Dudeson misses
and Terranova counters with a nice uppercut.
Terranova fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dudeson.
Dudeson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dudeson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dudeson misses with a head kick.
Dudeson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Terranova counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dudeson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Terranova tries to avoid it but Dudeson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Terranova to the ground. Terranova escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Terranova tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dudeson is able to avoid easily.
Dudeson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Terranova is able to avoid easily.
Dudeson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dudeson throws a body shot but no joy.
Terranova misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova misses with a wild body shot.
Terranova just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Terranova, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ciro Terranova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Terranova lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dudeson lands with a nice body punch.
Terranova fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dudeson checks it well.
Dudeson lands with a cross.
Jab from Dudeson.
Dudeson gets a double leg takedown into Terranova's guard.
Dudeson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dudeson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Terranova wants to stand but Dudeson is controlling the position.
Dudeson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson stops Terranova from standing up.
Dudeson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dudeson wants to control from the top but Terranova keeps moving.
Dudeson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dudeson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Terranova's guard.
Terranova is staying active underneath Dudeson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dudeson works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dudeson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson scoring with strikes but Terranova is staying in there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Terranova is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dudeson landing strikes from the mount.
Dudeson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Terranova can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dudeson landing strikes from the mount and Terranova is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dudeson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Terranova's face.
 Terranova is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudeson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dudeson trying to control but Terranova is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Dudeson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dudeson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dudeson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dudeson throws a leg kick that misses.
Terranova finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dudeson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terranova.
Terranova throws a body shot but no joy.
Dudeson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dudeson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Terranova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dudeson was well out of range. Poor timing from Terranova.
Terranova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudeson lands with an uppercut that bounces Terranova off the cage and back into range.
Dudeson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Terranova on the side of the head.
Terranova on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dudeson misses with a head kick.
Dudeson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dudeson gets a double leg takedown into Terranova's guard.
Terranova wants to stand up but Dudeson is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudeson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Terranova is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dudeson is controlling him.
Dudeson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Terranova keeping moving, preventing Dudeson from controlling successfully.
Terranova wants to get back to his feet but Dudeson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Terranova is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dudeson rather than just go for the knockout.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Dudeson checks it.
Terranova swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dudeson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dudeson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Terranova can do to turn this around?
Terranova takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Terranova swivels and escapes.
Dudeson shoots in looking for a takedown. Terranova tries to sprawl out of it but Dudeson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Terranova manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dudeson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Terranova scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terranova connects with a body shot.
Terranova throws a hook but Dudeson avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Dudeson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Terranova smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Dudeson.
It looks like Dudeson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Terranova tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dudeson is able to avoid easily.
Dudeson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Terranova is looking to stand back up but Dudeson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Terranova.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Dudeson.
Dudeson is trying to control the action in half guard but Terranova is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dudeson prevents Terranova from standing back up.
Dudeson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dudeson is keen to just control but Terranova is a slippery customer.
Dudeson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Terranova is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dudeson is really struggling to control Terranova but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dude Dudeson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dudeson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dudeson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dudeson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Terranova looks a forlorn figure.
Terranova really wants to buck Dudeson off and get back to his feet.
Dudeson looking to control but Terranova is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Terranova takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Terranova squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dudeson looking to finish Terranova with some ground and pound. This is bad for Terranova!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudeson trying to control but Terranova is having none of it.
Terranova is trying to stand up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Dudeson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dudeson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terranova.
Dudeson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dude Dudeson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dudeson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Terranova lands with a good body shot.
Terranova takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dudeson lands a nice shot to the body.
Dudeson throws a head kick that Terranova semi-blocks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dudeson or perhaps it was just good defense by Terranova, which made it look bad.
A nice leg kick from Terranova, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudeson shoots in for a takedown but Terranova shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dude Dudeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dudeson looks to land a left hand but Terranova moved out of range nicely.
Dudeson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terranova now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Terranova throws a front kick aimed at Dudeson's knee but Dudeson avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Dudeson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dudeson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terranova. Dudeson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terranova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dudeson gets the takedown into side control.
Dudeson working the ground and pound but Terranova is defending the strikes.
Terranova is pushing Dudeson's head away, looking to escape. Dudeson manages to hold on to the position though.
Dudeson working the body and head with strikes.
Terranova pushes Dudeson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dudeson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dudeson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dudeson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dudeson landing strikes.
Terranova takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dudeson is putting a hurting on Terranova here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova pushes Dudeson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dudeson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dudeson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Terranova is pushing Dudeson's head away, looking to escape. Dudeson manages to hold on to the position though.
Dudeson lands a few punches from side control.
Dudeson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Terranova is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dudeson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dudeson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dudeson working the body and head with strikes.
Terranova is trying to buck Dudeson off.
Dudeson trying to control the position but Terranova is working away.
Terranova being controlled for a moment.
Terranova wants to get back to his feet but Dudeson is dominant here and he's now got Terranova's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova trying to get back to his feet but Dudeson is in full control for now.
Dudeson punches Terranova on the ear.
Dudeson loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Terranova hold on?
Terranova is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Dude Dudeson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Terranova takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Dudeson gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Terranova wants to get back to his feet.
Dudeson trying to control momentarily.
Ciro Terranova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dudeson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dude Dudeson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dudeson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dude Dudeson!
Post fight, Dude Dudeson took to the microphone: 'I gave this guys wife a three knuckler just the other night. So this was kinda awkward, props to him for showing up, and my apologies for ruining your weekend.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gomez (ranked 2177 p4p, 2604 weight class) and DeVon Hampton (ranked 303 p4p, 365 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DeVon Hampton!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hampton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hampton walks into a jab.
Gomez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carlos Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gomez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomez gets caught flat footed, as Hampton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gomez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gomez trying to control the position.
Gomez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gomez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hampton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hampton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gomez has momentary wrist control but Hampton slips an elbow through the middle.
Gomez controls Hampton momentarily but Hampton frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez working a defensive guard but Hampton passes into half guard.
Hampton is nestled in close to Gomez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hampton seems to be working for a kimura but Gomez defends the submission attempt.
Hampton is thwarting Gomez's attempts to control the position.
Gomez gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez working for a triangle but Hampton defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hampton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hampton with a nice head shot there.
Gomez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gomez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hampton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hampton is in close to Gomez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gomez trying to keep a closed guard but Hampton is proving a slippery customer.
Gomez is looking for a triangle here but Hampton uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to buck Hampton off but Hampton is having none of it.
Hampton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hampton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gomez is looking to regain half guard here but Hampton keeps moving and retains side control.
Gomez stops Hampton from passing to mount.
Gomez looks to move to half guard but instead Hampton has passed into mount! Damn!
Hampton working Gomez over with strikes here.
Gomez tries to lock up and control but Hampton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gomez is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hampton looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Gomez covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeVon Hampton!
A relieved looking DeVon Hampton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chame Boxing Champ (ranked 1286 p4p, 3529 weight class) and Chief Claw (ranked 183 p4p, 417 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chame Boxing Champ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Claw!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxing Champ swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Claw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boxing Champ lands a jab to the nose.
Boxing Champ swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Claw lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Claw dodges the punch combination from Boxing Champ.
Claw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxing Champ throws out the jab.
Claw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxing Champ sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chief Claw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claw lands with an uppercut that bounces Boxing Champ off the cage and back into range.
Claw misses with a straight left.
Boxing Champ looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Claw gets caught napping as Boxing Champ dives in and scores a takedown. Claw manages to retain guard.
Claw is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Boxing Champ has his hands clasped together but Claw extends and breaks Boxing Champ's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Claw.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chief Claw!
During a confident post fight interview, Chief Claw thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balal Lama (ranked 1231 p4p, 3048 weight class) and Fedor Mazepin (ranked 146 p4p, 318 weight class). Mazepin has chosen boom as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balal Lama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Mazepin!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lama lands with a nice combination. Mazepin backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Fedor Mazepin has been cut.
Mazepin staying out of range there.
Lama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mazepin manages to avoid it.
Mazepin feints the counter takedown.
Lama misses with a hook to the body
and Mazepin counters with a two punch combo.
Mazepin gets caught napping as Lama dives in and scores a takedown. Mazepin manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mazepin is trying to control the position but Lama postures up.
Mazepin has his foot on Lama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lama works his way back into a safe position though.
Lama works over Mazepin with some ground and pound from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lama engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lama sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mazepin's guard.
Lama keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mazepin looking for submissions off his back.
Mazepin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lama's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lama's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazepin controlling well, preventing Lama from escaping the position.
Mazepin struggling to land strikes to the head as Lama covers up.
Lama wants to control his opponent's hands but Mazepin gets his hands free.
Mazepin working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Mazepin gets his hands free as Lama looks to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Mazepin. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Mazepin looking for the RNC.
Lama rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lama works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mazepin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mazepin stops Lama from standing up.
Mazepin won't allow Lama to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lama looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mazepin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mazepin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lama gets full guard.
Lama pulls Mazepin in close to his closed guard and prevents Mazepin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazepin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lama is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lama tries to pass to full mount but Mazepin defends it.
Mazepin is not content to let Lama control the position.
Mazepin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lama scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mazepin actively working from the bottom here.
Lama landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lama is trying to control the action in half guard but Mazepin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lama is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazepin is trying to control but can't.
Lama trying to control the action but Mazepin is working from the bottom.
Mazepin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lama pulls his head out easily.
Mazepin is in trouble now - Lama has advanced to mount!
Lama lands a big elbow.
Lama controlling from the full mount.
Mazepin tries to lock up and control but Lama gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lama lands a nice shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balal Lama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Mazepin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Lama tried to score with a low kick but Mazepin checks it.
Lama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lama throws a leg kick that misses.
Balal Lama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lama decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mazepin wants to get back to full guard.
Mazepin keeps trying to improve his position.
Lama is keen to just control but Mazepin is a slippery customer.
Mazepin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lama scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lama has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Balal Lama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lama wants to control the pace but Mazepin is squirming around nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazepin can't escape the position.
Lama wants to control the pace but Mazepin is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lama with a couple of short strikes.
Lama landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Lama connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mazepin working to try and regain half guard.
Lama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mazepin can do to turn this around?
Lama unloading with bombs!
Lama tries to control but Mazepin wriggling away.
Lama unloading with bombs!
Mazepin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lama controlling the pace for now.
Mazepin is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazepin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazepin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lama tries to control but Mazepin wriggling away.
Lama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lama raining down hammerfists from mount.
The cut above Fedor Mazepin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lama breaks from Mazepin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fedor Mazepin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fedor Mazepin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Balal Lama!
Balal Lama managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Altitude Clothing, into his post fight interview.
Fedor Mazepin spoke after the fight, saying 'until next time'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Milano (ranked 1279 p4p, 2125 weight class) and Alexandria OcasioCortez (ranked 68 p4p, 112 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Monty Milano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandria OcasioCortez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 It looks like Monty Milano has been cut.
OcasioCortez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from OcasioCortez there as he acknowledges the shot.
OcasioCortez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alexandria OcasioCortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milano misses with a body shot.
OcasioCortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Milano.
Milano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Milano avoids the body shot from OcasioCortez.
A swing and a miss from Milano.
Milano scores with a nice right hand.
OcasioCortez slips under a jab.
A jab from Milano finds it's way through OcasioCortez's defenses.
Milano throws a jab when OcasioCortez was well out of range.
OcasioCortez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OcasioCortez slips under a jab from Milano.
OcasioCortez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Milano swats away the attempt to clinch by OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Milano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Milano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Milano clobbers OcasioCortez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
OcasioCortez is looking to slow Milano down with leg kicks.
Milano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
OcasioCortez drives through and clinches with Milano against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OcasioCortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milano throws a head punch that misses.
Milano lands a left hand that snaps the head of OcasioCortez backwards.
Milano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. OcasioCortez is defending well for now.
Milano trying to stall but OcasioCortez improves his position.
Milano tries to throw a body punch but OcasioCortez avoids it by throwing Milano back against the cage.
Milano trying to land knees to the body.
OcasioCortez blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, OcasioCortez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Milano's brow.
Milano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Milano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
OcasioCortez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
OcasioCortez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
OcasioCortez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
OcasioCortez lands an elbow inside that Milano shrugs off.
Milano avoids the elbow strike from OcasioCortez, against the cage.
OcasioCortez lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OcasioCortez tries to land a knee to the head but Milano blocks with his arms.
OcasioCortez blocking some punches.
OcasioCortez lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OcasioCortez lands a hook to the side of the head.
OcasioCortez landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milano misses with a short punch on the inside.
OcasioCortez lands a nice knee to the body.
OcasioCortez stalling.
OcasioCortez lands a hook to the side of the head.
OcasioCortez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milano backwards.
OcasioCortez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OcasioCortez pushes Milano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milano working aggressively here.
Milano has a couple of punches blocked by OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Milano blocks it with crossed arms.
OcasioCortez pushes off an throws an elbow but Milano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Milano misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of OcasioCortezs head.
OcasioCortez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Milano misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez throws a body punch but Milano moves out of range.
Milano is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
OcasioCortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OcasioCortez has managed to clinch.
Milano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OcasioCortez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Milano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
OcasioCortez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Milano avoids it.
OcasioCortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OcasioCortez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
OcasioCortez motions for Milano to come forward. OcasioCortez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
OcasioCortez wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OcasioCortez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milano loads up on a big right hand but OcasioCortez slips the punch.
OcasioCortez connects with an inside leg kick.
OcasioCortez slips under a jab from Milano.
Milano connects with a looping right hand.
OcasioCortez stuns Milano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
OcasioCortez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
OcasioCortez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
OcasioCortez thuds his right hand into Milano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
OcasioCortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Milano.
OcasioCortez throws a hook but Milano blocks it.
Milano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OcasioCortez throws a big shot that misses.
Milano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
OcasioCortez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Milano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Milano gets tackled into the cage by OcasioCortez. OcasioCortez maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandria OcasioCortez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Monty Milano's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
OcasioCortez scoring well with a low kick there.
A left and a right from OcasioCortez both land. Nice combination.
OcasioCortez feints and then cracks Milano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Milano down.
Milano misses with a hook. OcasioCortez ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Milano misses the jab.
OcasioCortez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Milano gets tackled into the cage by OcasioCortez. OcasioCortez maintains the clinch.
Milano breaks from the clinch.
OcasioCortez scores with a hook to the body. Milano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
OcasioCortez wants to clinch up but Milano keeps it at a distance.
OcasioCortez clinches.
Milano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milano working aggressively here.
OcasioCortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Milano missing with a left hand there. OcasioCortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexandria OcasioCortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
OcasioCortez misses the jab.
Milano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Milano is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Milano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as OcasioCortez throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from OcasioCortez. Milano does a little dance to reset his feet.
OcasioCortez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OcasioCortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Milano.
OcasioCortez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
OcasioCortez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Monty Milano's cut is getting worse.
OcasioCortez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch but Milano moves out of range.
OcasioCortez fails with an attempt to clinch.
OcasioCortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Milano.
OcasioCortez rushes Milano and presses him up against the cage.
OcasioCortez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Milano seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if OcasioCortez can turn it around.
Nice elbow from OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez has Milano pushed against the cage.
OcasioCortez avoiding damage as Milano throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Milano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Milano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
OcasioCortez wants to stall.
Milano misses with a short punch on the inside.
OcasioCortez misses with an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milano tries to land knees in the clinch but OcasioCortez avoids the damage to the body.
OcasioCortez lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OcasioCortez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
OcasioCortez misses with the combination.
OcasioCortez lands a leg kick that knocks Milano off balance momentarily.
Milano swings widly with a right hand
and OcasioCortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monty Milano's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
OcasioCortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Milano.
Milano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and OcasioCortez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
OcasioCortez slips a straight right by Milano.
OcasioCortez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Milano eats them both and turns towards OcasioCortez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
 Milano is rocked!
OcasioCortez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Milano, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Milano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OcasioCortez controlling the action here for a moment.
Milano dodges an elbow strike from OcasioCortez.
Milano misses with a body punch.
OcasioCortez lands an elbow that stopped Milano in his tracks for a moment.
Milano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
OcasioCortez throws an elbow but it misses.
OcasioCortez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
OcasioCortez moves into the clinch successfully.
Milano seems to have got his legs back now.
Milano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OcasioCortez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
OcasioCortez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
OcasioCortez with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Monty Milano's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Milano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Milano takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Monty Milano's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexandria OcasioCortez!
Alexandria OcasioCortez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mad Onion (ranked 572 p4p, 3439 weight class) and Mike Carpenter (ranked 35 p4p, 166 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Carpenter!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Mad Onion.
Carpenter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mad Onion is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Carpenter has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mad Onion throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That kick from Mad Onion tenderised Carpenter's leg. Carpenter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mad Onion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carpenter tries to keep at a distance but Mad Onion has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carpenter tries for a takedown but Mad Onion manages to get underhooks.
Mad Onion displaying some good clinch control by pressing Carpenter up against the cage.
Mad Onion avoiding damage.
Mad Onion scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mike Carpenter has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Carpenter has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mad Onion scores with a shot to the side of Carpenter's head.
Mad Onion gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carpenter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Carpenter takes an elbow to the temple.
Mad Onion lands with a left to the head.
Mad Onion lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Onion stops a takedown attempt from Carpenter.
Luke Mad Onion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Carpenter.
Mad Onion leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mad Onion lands an elbow just above Carpenter 's eye.
Mad Onion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carpenter backwards.
Nice elbow from Mad Onion.
Our sources have told us that Mad Onion has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mad Onion lands a nice elbow.
Mad Onion working Carpenter over with knees to the body.
Carpenter looks winded!
Good body shot from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mad Onion stops a takedown attempt from Carpenter.
A short right from Mad Onion on the inside.
Mad Onion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mad Onion connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Mike Carpenter's cut even more.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mad Onion putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carpenter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mad Onion scores with a knee to the head.
Mad Onion lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad Onion lands an elbow inside that Carpenter shrugs off.
Good body shot from Mad Onion.
A hook to the body from Mad Onion.
Carpenter takes an elbow to the temple.
Mad Onion lands an elbow inside that Carpenter shrugs off.
Mad Onion working Carpenter over with knees to the body.
Mad Onion lands an elbow inside.
Mad Onion unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mad Onion using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mad Onion stalls.
Mad Onion lands an elbow inside that Carpenter shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mad Onion obliges.
A knee to the head by Mad Onion.
The cut above Mike Carpenter's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mad Onion gets through Carpenter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mad Onion working Carpenter over with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mad Onion - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mad Onion creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carpenter's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad Onion scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion drops Carpenter with a big knee straight up the middle! Carpenter is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Carpenter is rocked!
Mad Onion dances in with a quick combination. Carpenter is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Mad Onion snaps Carpenter's head back. Carpenter stumbles backwards against the cage. Mad Onion steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Carpenter's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Carpenter just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luke Mad Onion!
After winning the bout, Luke Mad Onion thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandru Mircea (ranked 982 p4p, 935 weight class) and Meltdown Miettinen (ranked 110 p4p, 103 weight class). Mircea comes into the arena with Shatter blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandru Mircea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meltdown Miettinen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miettinen misses with a takedown attempt
and Mircea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mircea uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miettinen has time to react.
Miettinen has closed the distance and engaged Mircea in a clinch.
Mircea swings wildly with an uppercut but Miettinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miettinen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mircea regains guard immediately.
Miettinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miettinen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Miettinen looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miettinen landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mircea is adopting a defensive guard.
Miettinen is stalling in the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Miettinen looking to sit in guard and control but Mircea gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Miettinen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mircea defends it easily.
Miettinen has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mircea should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Miettinen has tightened it up now! Mircea should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Meltdown Miettinen!
Our winner, Meltdown Miettinen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Alexandru Mircea stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ill Train Hard And Get My Shot One More Time'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Howard (ranked 356 p4p, 1601 weight class) and Orla Wanker (ranked 52 p4p, 215 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Wanker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Howard blocks a head kick by Wanker.
Wanker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orla Wanker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard blocks a head kick by Wanker.
Wanker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wanker shoots in for a takedown but Howard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wanker misses with a straight right.
Howard feinted with a counter takedown.
Howard needs to keep his hands up - Wanker had a free shot at his head there.
Wanker lands the left hand.
It looks like Dean Howard has been cut.
Wanker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howard attempts a counter takedown but Wanker avoids it well and moves away.
Wanker misses with a wild body shot.
Wanker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wanker throws a wild body kick that Howard sees coming a mile off.
Howard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wanker lands with a slapping head kick.
Wanker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Howard counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker trying his best to control but Howard has mounted him.
Howard is looking to work his way around to Wanker's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Howard working for a guillotine from mount but Wanker is in no mood to give up.
Wanker is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howard lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Orla Wanker has been cut.
Howard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wanker is looking to escape.
Howard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Howard wants to control the pace but Wanker is squirming around nicely.
Howard with shots to the head and body - Wanker looks very uncomfortable down there.
That has opened up Orla Wanker's cut even more.
Wanker gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard is trying to control. Wanker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanker tries to get to full guard but Howard has control of the leg.
Howard frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wanker working to try and regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wanker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Howard working Wanker over with strikes here.
Howard wants to control the pace but Wanker is squirming around nicely.
Howard jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Wanker is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Wanker and Howard has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Wanker is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Howard landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The cut above Orla Wanker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Orla Wanker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dean Howard!
A relieved looking Dean Howard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bora Khan (ranked 98 p4p, 625 weight class) and Murilo Ninja (ranked 12 p4p, 90 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Murilo Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja looks for a takedown but Khan sprawls well.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Ninja misses the jab.
Ninja jabs Khan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ninja tries to clinch up.
Ninja fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ninja slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ninja ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
Ninja shoots and misses
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bora Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murilo Ninja.
Ninja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan lands a lovely overhand right.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ninja shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ninja on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Khan misses.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ninja tries to clinch but Khan moves away
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Ninja takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bora Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Ninja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ninja fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ninja has his takedown stuffed
and Khan counters with a nice body shot.
Khan throws a body punch but Ninja moves out of range.
Ninja feints the counter takedown.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ninja.
Khan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ninja fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ninja tries to clinch
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ninja misses with a hook to the body
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ninja.
Khan misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan connects with a nice looking jab.
Ninja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khan as he jumps to the side.
Khan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Ninja.
Ninja feints the counter takedown.
Ninja throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Ninja shoots for a takedown but Khan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ninja looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Ninja misses with a left hand
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan swings for the body but Ninja moves out of range.
A nice side step and Ninja releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Khan misses with a hook.
Ninja steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Khan.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ninja manages to avoid it.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Ninja will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ninja walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan cracks Ninja with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ninja connects with the punch.
Khan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ninja rushes Khan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ninja is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Khan can't fight it off and eventually Ninja manages to take the fight to the floor. Khan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ninja wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Ninja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khan pulls Ninja in close to his closed guard and prevents Ninja from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ninja postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ninja working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ninja is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to keep a closed guard but Ninja is proving a slippery customer.
Khan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ninja throws a big elbow that misses.
Ninja wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Khan is pulling down on Ninja's head to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Khan walks into a stiff left hand from Ninja.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bora Khan dominated that round.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ninja throws a big shot that misses.
Khan throwing a counter right hand but Ninja manages to avoid it.
Murilo Ninja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Ninja connects with a nice looking jab.
Ninja fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ninja throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Khan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ninja is in Khan's guard.
Khan seems keen to control Ninja's posture.
Ninja throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ninja scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ninja postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ninja not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ninja is looking to work some ground and pound but Khan has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ninja scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ninja working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Khan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ninja's guard.
Khan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ninja is looking to stand up but Khan isn't so interested in that idea.
Khan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan won't allow Ninja to get back to his feet.
Khan throwing strikes from guard but Ninja blocks nicely.
Ninja is looking to stand up but Khan isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ninja is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ninja throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khan's waist but Khan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ninja off to one side.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes one to the side of the head.
Ninja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Khan lands a body shot.
Ninja moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bora Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murilo Ninja.
Khan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ninja has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ninja moves out of range of the strikes.
Ninja changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khan tries to avoid it but Ninja manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khan to the ground. Khan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan slips a straight right by Ninja.
Khan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ninja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ninja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ninja is breathing heavily.
Ninja closes the distance but Khan moves to the side
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ninja stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan jabs at Ninja's body.
A slow jab from Ninja misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Khan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ninja.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Ninja's defenses.
Ninja is rocked!
Khan lands a brutal uppercut that launches Ninja off his feet! Ninja tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bora Khan!
Bora Khan retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Bora Khan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Cubbedge (ranked 56 p4p, 272 weight class) and Zack Rize (ranked 6 p4p, 42 weight class). Rize comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Zack Rize has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Cubbedge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Rize!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cubbedge moves out of range of the strikes.
Rize keeps the fight on the outside.
Cubbedge looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cubbedge checks a low kick from Rize.
Nice defenses there by Cubbedge.
A left and a right from Rize both land. Nice combination.
Rize lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cubbedge. Rize does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cubbedge on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rize throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cubbedge moves out of range as Rize strikes.
Cubbedge swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rize has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cubbedge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rize needs to keep his hands up - Cubbedge had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize cracks Cubbedge with an open hand slap.
Some bone on bone action there as Cubbedge checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rize works Cubbedge's body with a nice hook.
Rize misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cubbedge.
Cubbedge appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cubbedge shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cubbedge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rize at a distance.
Cubbedge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rize just misses with a punch to the body.
Rize fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cubbedge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cubbedge wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rize.
Rize tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cubbedge is able to avoid easily.
Cubbedge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rize connects with a right hand. Cubbedge shakes it off.
It looks like Billy Cubbedge has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rize is looking to score with low kicks.
Rize throws a leg kick that misses.
Rize swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cubbedge counters with a straight right hand.
Rize darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Cubbedge misses.
Rize scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge checks a low kick from Rize.
Decent striking displayed by Rize there.
Cubbedge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Decent striking displayed by Rize there.
Cubbedge lands with an uppercut that bounces Rize off the cage and back into range.
Rize connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Rize misses.
Cubbedge tries to clinch but Rize moves out of range.
Cubbedge misses with a wild body shot.
Cubbedge ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rize. That's going to slow Cubbedge down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge defending well as Rize loads up on a big left hand.
Cubbedge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rize misses with a hook
and Cubbedge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rize wants to slow Cubbedge down by chopping away at his legs.
Cubbedge connects with a single shot there.
Rize moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cubbedge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rize uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice leg kick from Rize, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rize swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rize misses with a wild body shot.
Rize throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cubbedge stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Rize dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Cubbedge's cut.
That's time! Cubbedge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zack Rize seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rize works the jab nicely.
Rize lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rize misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cubbedge closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rize counters with a stiff right hand.
Rize throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rize uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cubbedge.
A big right from Cubbedge misses.
Rize buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rize digs a good body shot into Cubbedge's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize throws a low kick, looking for Cubbedge's leg but Cubbedge calmly moves out of range.
Cubbedge moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rize.
Rize misses with an uppercut. Cubbedge saw that one coming.
Rize comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cubbedge takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick by Rize misses
and Cubbedge counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cubbedge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rize has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rize misses with a hook.
Good work by Cubbedge as he checks the leg kick.
Cubbedge was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rize throws a body punch but Cubbedge moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Cubbedge checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rize ducks right into an uppercut from Cubbedge.
Rize works Cubbedge's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cubbedge is looking to clinch but Rize is avoiding it.
Rize is looking to slow Cubbedge down with leg kicks.
Cubbedge on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cubbedge digs a good body shot into Rize's ribs.
Cubbedge doesn't manage to clinch there - Rize circles away.
Cubbedge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cubbedge swings for the body but Rize moves out of range.
Cubbedge takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge misses with a body shot
and Rize connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rize lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cubbedge throws a body punch but Rize moves out of range.
Rize throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rize blocks a jab.
Rize swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Cubbedge misses its target.
Rize lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rize.
Rize throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cubbedge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rize throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cubbedge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cubbedge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cubbedge's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rize scores with a jab to the head.
Rize connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cubbedge fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rize, pushing him back against the cage.
Cubbedge is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rize blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cubbedge lands a nice knee to the body.
Rize is breathing heavily.
Cubbedge scores with a knee to the head.
Cubbedge lands an uppercut.
Rize tries to throw a body punch but Cubbedge avoids it by throwing Rize back against the cage.
Cubbedge scores with a knee to the head.
Cubbedge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rize is defending well for now.
Cubbedge misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rize scores with a shoulder strike.
Cubbedge lands a nice uppercut.
Cubbedge has a couple of punches blocked by Rize.
Rize struggles to land a body shot inside as Cubbedge controls his hands.
Cubbedge lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rize.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Rize showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Cubbedge's cut.
That's time! Cubbedge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rize takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cubbedge walks into a left hand.
Cubbedge throws a hook but Rize avoids it easily.
Cubbedge tries to close the distance and clinch but Rize swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rize only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rize fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cubbedge checks it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Cubbedge misses the target.
Cubbedge throws a big shot that misses.
Cubbedge looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cubbedge blocks a jab.
Cubbedge moves out of range as Rize strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rize clobbers Cubbedge with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rize moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cubbedge checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge moves out of range as Rize strikes.
Rize thumps Cubbedge with a low kick.
Cubbedge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to the body from Cubbedge misses
and Rize counters with a left and a right that stings Cubbedge.
Cubbedge takes one to the side of the head.
Rize misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cubbedge.
Cubbedge misses with a wild body shot.
Cubbedge misses with a body shot.
Cubbedge misses with a hook.
Rize looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Rize.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge dips to his left and cracks Rize with an uppercut!
Nice cross by Rize.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rize works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cubbedge walks into a left hand.
Cubbedge tries to move into range but Rize moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rize scores with a shot to the body.
Rize tries to work over Cubbedge's front leg with a kick but Cubbedge checks it.
Rize misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cubbedge.
Rize scores with a shot to the body.
Rize misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rize misses with a looping right.
Rize cracks Cubbedge with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rize throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cubbedge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zack Rize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cubbedge misses with a body punch
and Rize counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cubbedge thinking.
Rize throws a jab when Cubbedge was well out of range.
Cubbedge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rize manages to avoid it.
Cubbedge needs to keep his hands up - Rize had a free shot at his head there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cubbedge checks a leg kick.
Cubbedge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rize.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge misses with an uppercut.
Rize takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rize uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rize thows a leg kick but Cubbedge checks it
and Cubbedge counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rize thinking.
Rize connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rize circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rize flicks out a counter leg kick but Cubbedge steps away.
Rize looks for a takedown but Cubbedge sprawls well.
Rize defending well as Cubbedge loads up on a big left hand.
Rize wants to slow Cubbedge down by chopping away at his legs.
Cubbedge throwing a counter right hand but Rize manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Rize really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Cubbedge's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rize waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cubbedge.
It looked like Cubbedge was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rize stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rize.
Rize looks to land a left hand but Cubbedge moved out of range nicely.
Cubbedge slips a jab from Rize.
Rize fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Rize throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rize staying out of range there.
Cubbedge misses with a double jab.
Cubbedge closes the distance and pushes Rize back into the cage.
Rize tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cubbedge's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize tries to work over Cubbedge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cubbedge lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rize tries a body shot but Cubbedge blocks it.
Rize is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cubbedge utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Billy Cubbedge has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rize is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cubbedge softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cubbedge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cubbedge has a couple of punches blocked by Rize.
Rize throws a punch but it's blocked by Cubbedge.
Rize misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cubbedge stalling in the clinch.
Cubbedge pushes Rize back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rize has a couple of punches blocked by Cubbedge.
Rize tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rize tries to break free but Cubbedge pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Cubbedge.
Cubbedge tries a knee to the head but Rize blocks it.
A short left from Rize.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cubbedge.
Cubbedge can't find room to land a body shot as Rize controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Cubbedge.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Cubbedge as the two fighters clinch.
Cubbedge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Cubbedge.
Cubbedge lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Cubbedge.
Rize lands a hook that snaps the head of Cubbedge backwards.
Cubbedge putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rize in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cubbedge lands a nice knee to the body.
Cubbedge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rize backwards.
Cubbedge is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rize swings wildly with an uppercut but Cubbedge uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cubbedge.
Rize misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Cubbedge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cubbedge working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cubbedge scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cubbedge throws a punch but it's blocked by Rize.
Cubbedge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cubbedge tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cubbedge tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cubbedge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rize avoids it.
Rize misses with some punches.
Rize breaks the clinch.
Rize throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A good leg kick by Rize.
Rize keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rize tries to land a leg kick but Cubbedge saw it coming and moves away.
Rize lands a nice shot that snaps Cubbedge's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rize misses with a left hand
and Cubbedge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Rize throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rize swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cubbedge.
Cubbedge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rize moves away.
A cross from Rize lands.
Rize looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rize buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rize fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rize jabs Cubbedge to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Cubbedge had his way with Zack Rize in that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Cubbedge's cut.
That's time! Cubbedge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rize lands with a good body shot.
Rize throws a body punch but Cubbedge moves out of range.
Cubbedge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cubbedge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rize.
Cubbedge is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rize misses with a straight left.
Cubbedge is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rize swings for the body but Cubbedge moves out of range.
Cubbedge misses with a shot to the body
and Rize counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rize lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cubbedge swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rize counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cubbedge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rize.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge tries to clinch but Rize is having none of it.
Rize jabs Cubbedge to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cubbedge wants to clinch up but Rize keeps it at a distance.
A good leg kick by Rize.
Cubbedge throws a hook to the side of Rize's head but Rize sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cubbedge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cubbedge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rize.
Cubbedge looks to throw the jab but Rize is out of range.
Rize appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cubbedge throws a lazy uppercut
and Rize counters with a nice uppercut.
Cubbedge keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rize slips a jab from Cubbedge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rize misses with a looping right.
A jab from Rize misses.
Rize scores with a nice right hand.
Rize uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cubbedge.
Cubbedge avoids the body shot from Rize.
Cubbedge was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rize fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cubbedge avoids it really well and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Cubbedge misses the target.
Rize throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rize wants to land a leg kick but Cubbedge is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rize lands with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cubbedge darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rize jabs Cubbedge to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rize connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cubbedge connects with a looping right hand.
Rize misses with an uppercut.
Rize lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cubbedge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rize moves away.
Cubbedge wants to clinch but Rize slips to the side
and Rize counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cubbedge's knee momentarily.
Rize lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rize throws a right hand that misses
and Cubbedge counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rize thinking.
Rize throws the left hand but Cubbedge avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Cubbedge misses the target.
Rize throws a shot from downtown. Cubbedge moves away and avoids it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rize scores with a nice head shot.
Zack Rize is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cubbedge throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rize on the side of the head.
Rize ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cubbedge moves away.
Cubbedge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Billy Cubbedge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cubbedge ducks under a wild hook from Rize.
Rize throws a low kick but Cubbedge avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Rize comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rize has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:49
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Rize!
Zack Rize is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Zack Rize made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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